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Objectives To assess interobserver reproducibility among ultrasound experts and gynecologists in the prediction by transvaginal ultrasound of deep myometrial and cervical stromal invasion in women with endometrial cancer. Methods Sonographic videoclips of the uterine corpus and cervix of 53 women with endometrial cancer, examined preoperatively by the same ultrasound expert, were integrated into a
The electronic transitions of 16 neutral thermal double donors (TDD1-TDD16) and of nine positively charged species (TDD1-TDD9) were observed previously in infrared absorption spectra. An earlier species (TDD0) was detected, however, only in persistent photoconductivity and Hall effect studies. In the present work, lines related to the electronic transitions from the ground to excited states in bot
Ecological compensation builds on the idea of substitutability, meaning that destroyed values can be replaced or substituted with new values that are equal to the ones lost. Through this equivalence between “lost” and “gained” values compensation is meant to allow dynamic economic development without causing irreversible biodiversity loss. Compensation is increasingly used as a means to reduce the
Heart rate variability (HRV) is a measurable property used to describe the naturally occurring time differences between heartbeats and has shown to help with identifying both physiological and psychological disorders. HRV signals of 97 individuals were analyzed using spectral analysis. The data was non-stationary but was analyzed using stationary estimation methods, in which the original data was
For individuals with gender dysphoria, voice therapy can be an important tool to change characteristics about their voice to align better with their gender identity. This is often done by practising with a speech therapist and can be a long and difficult process. A useful tool in this setting would be software that can generate a voice, based on the patients voice, which lies slightly closer to th
Familj och föräldraskap är relativt vanliga begrepp i våra liv. Deras innebörd i vardagliga sammanhang är dock betydligt mer omfattande än den rättsliga definitionen. I rätten har familjeband och föräldraskap historiskt sett grundats på äktenskap och genetik; moderskapet fastställs enligt Mater est-principen och faderskap genom presumtion, bekräftelse eller dom. Europakonventionen tillförsäkrar Family and parenthood are concepts commonly used in our day-to-day life, where the purports of the two also seem to be more including in comparison to the judicial definition. In legal history family ties and parenthood were marriage-based and due to reproduction. Maternity was simply a consequence of carrying a child while paternity would, in Sweden, be established by presumption, confirmation or
Thermal energy storage is a growing concept within the sector of energy production. The concept is based on storage of excess thermal energy, for usage during high demand, as a mean of reducing the need for new production. By implementing thermal storage economic and environmental gains can be made as production can be kept more constant over time and less energy is wasted, furthermore the storage
Research in personality psychology has shown that individuals choose careers led by their personality. More specifically, dark personality traits seem to drive people towards specific environments—with detrimental effects in the workplace. This study investigated whether individuals who selectively choose a job in particular organizations possess dispositions associated with behaving abusively and
I den här rapporten undersöks möjligheten för att tillverka och använda gjutmodeller tillverkade genom additiv tillverkning, i folkmun kallat 3D-printing. Först görs en grundläggande analys över hur modellerna tillverkas idag och vilka krav som ställs på modellen. Detta innefattar både rena material och hållfasthetskrav, men även mer svårdefinierade krav där man enbart kan resonera kring rimliga aIn this report the possibility for the manufacture and use of molding-patterns made through additive manufacturing methods, commonly called 3D-printing, is evaluated. First an analysis of how the patterns are currently being made and which demands that are put on them will be made. This includes more pure material and load demands, as well as more abstract and hard defined demands. After this the
The aim of this study was to examine how school counsellors perceived their role within the schools various work against bullying and which impact their work environment had on their role. Because the study aimed to study the school counsellor's role, a role theory was used to analyse the empirical material. This was a qualitative study done through five semistructured interviews with school c
When it comes to predicting biological outcomes, be they single adaptations, or whole ecosystem shifts, we have still to build many bridges in our understanding of how each level of life is connected. Though exceedingly complex, analysing communities is vital in comprehending how single species, or ecosystems, may fare in this changing world. This study aims to answer questions about plant-pollina
Personuppgifter blir allt viktigare i den digitala ekonomin. Omfattningen av insamling och behandling ökar och riskerar att hota den personliga integriteten. Trots att personlig integritet och respekten för privatlivet räknas som som en mänsklig rättighet har dessa en väldigt svag position relativt andra rättigheter och samhälleliga behov. Detta ter sig ganska underligt eftersom den personliga intPersonal data is becoming increasingly important in the digital economy. The scope of collection and treatment increases and may threaten personal integrity. Although privacy is regarded as human right, privacy has a very weak position relative other rights and social needs. This is quite strange as privacy is often considered a prerequisite for many of the traditional rights such as freedom of sp
Studien undersökte samband mellan förekomst av stress och sömnproblem bland lärare i södra Sverige och tillfredsställelse respektive frustration av de psykologiska behoven autonomi, kompetens och samhörighet. Studien utgick från Self-determination Theory och dess underteori Basic Psychological Need Theory. 371 grundskole- och gymnasielärare besvarade en webbaserad enkät. Som mätinstrument användesThe aim of this study was to examine the relationship between stress and insomnia respectively, and satisfaction and frustration of the psychological needs for autonomy, competence and relatedness, as defined within Self-determination Theory. 371 elementary and high school teachers in southern Sweden participated in an online survey. A Swedish version of Basic Psychological Need Satisfaction Need
Denna studie syftar till att undersöka hur mobiltelefoner kan användas på ett produktivt sätt i instrumentalundervisningen. Studien har ett kvalitativt forskningsperspektiv och baseras på intervjuer av 4 informanter, alla instrumentallärare på gymnasienivå, med fokus på deras användning av mobiltelefoner samt dess roll i skolan. Studien har också fungerat som en förundersökning av en app för just This study aims to research how the productive use of mobile phones can benefit instrumental teaching. The study is based on qualitative interviews and was conducted with four informants, instrumental teachers, who were interviewed about their use of mobile phones and its role in school and education. The study has also functioned as a preliminary investigation of how a potential mobile phone app
There is a need of developing methods for evaluating material parameters for peat. It is hard and costly to obtain undisturbed samples for laboratory testing of the peat. Therefore, in this thesis the possibility of using in situ measurements of the shear wave velocity for first order estimates of the consolidation parameters has been investigated. In earlier work, relationships have been found be
Purpose/Background High accuracy treatment techniques such as stereotactic radiotherapy (SRT) requires precise patient positioning prior to and during treatment. The Catalyst™ is an optical surface scanning (OSS) system that has been utilized for patient positioning and real time monitoring during radiotherapy. The company behind the system recently released a novel algorithm for calculating the i
Vi har alla trosuppfattningar, och vi rättfärdigar dessa trosuppfattningar för oss själva och till andra när de ifrågasätts. Den struktur som dessa övertygelser är byggda på är en logisk grund, som i sig består av olika typer av epistemologiska rättfärdiganden. I den här studien undersöktes om nivån av extraversion är associerat med på vilket sätt vi gör epistemologiska rättfärdiganden. Hypotesen We all have beliefs, and we justify these beliefs to ourselves and to others when questioned. The structure that these beliefs are built upon is a rationale, that itself, consists of different types of epistemological justifications. In this study I examined if the level of extraversion an individual expresses correlated with different styles of epistemological justification. The hypothesis was th
Asymmetric synthesis has been an active research topic for the past decades since it can lead to enantiopure compounds that are of great importance in biology and medicinal chemistry. Among all the synthetic strategies that have been developed, asymmetric ring-opening of epoxides received much attention for their ability to providing precursors for β-amino alcohols. Efforts have been made to achie
This master’s thesis focuses on pedagogy and aspects of learning and remembering within guided museum tours for people with dementia. We explore in what way learning and remembering are focused on and triggered during those tours and with the help of which pedagogical means. Furthermore, we discuss what place these tours have within the museum as an institution. In order to examine our questions a
